The Guardian - Cryptic - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,212 - May 31 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
Around 500 bathers swim widths	BREADTHS
As written, all the world is 80% male?	STAG
Ask question of speller	WITCH
Band of cloud	BLUR
Copies of paper on Sunday	MIRRORS
During exit, May's wrangling with European alarmist	DOOMSAYER
English poet getting crisp?	BROWNING
Father rejected frippery, upset over her fringe	PERIPHERY
Former VP endlessly accepts foreign money for Native Americans	CHEYENNE
From the east, say, royal Islamic leader to rise again	REEMERGE
Fruit, now delivered	CURRANT
Go bird catching	TURN
Good cut of meat (beef)	GRUMP
Heads of schools are worried, 20% might cry	SCREAM
Insect eats rice crackers and earth, wildly	FIERCELY

 

Clues	Answers
It falls slowly to begin with, at this time	SNOW
Like a beer? Nothing left for adult, mildly drunk	HAPPY
Look over 50? To begin with, please rest	SLEEP
Modest bachelor, somewhat shy, wants female with fabulous heart	BASHFUL
Not even 1 + 10 = 3	TRIO
Out-of-shape senator takes exercise, it's said	ESPERANTO
Person snaring new skin of tigress?	HUNTSMAN
Punch — drink up	PLUG
Ruler is extremely popular in church	PRINCE
Small joints allegedly lead to explosion	SNEEZE
Snooker player breaks with end of cue	WHITE
Sports teacher's instruction for Charlie, perhaps?	DOPE
Stuntman wrestling a cobra — it's tense!	ACROBAT
Ultimate in vanity? Henry wears two pairs of glasses to call for attention	YOOHOO
Weed at the waterfront	DOCK